doodlebug
noun/ˈduːdl̩ˌbʌɡ/
Etymology From doodle + bug.
11 senses
- 1The V-1 flying bomb.
- 2An automobile converted into a cheap tractor for a small…
- 3An antlion larva (Myrmeleontidae).
- 4A cockchafer (genus Melolontha).
- 5A woodlouse.
- 6A term of endearment.
- 7A slackard or time-waster.
- 8An idiot.
- 9Someone who draws constantly.
- 10A divining rod or similarly intended device.
- 11Individual self-propelled train cars.
- Soon after Richard was adopted, Orwell's flat was wrecked by a doodlebug.2009, Robert McCrum, The masterpiece that killed George Orwell:
2
Historical An automobile converted into a cheap tractor for a small farm during the Second World War.
"doodlebug tractor"
3
Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences An antlion larva (Myrmeleontidae).
4
Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences UK A cockchafer (genus Melolontha).
5
Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences Regional A woodlouse.
- Common names for woodlice vary throughout the English-speaking world. They include roly-poly, pill bug (usually applied only to the genus Armadillidium), sow bug, doodle bug, carpenter (Newfoundland),[…] cheesybug (Kent), and cheeselog.2018 June 25, “Pillbugs”, in Niles Biological, Inc., archived from the original on 21 Dec 2018:
6
Informal A term of endearment.
7
Informal A slackard or time-waster.
8
Informal An idiot.
9
Informal Someone who draws constantly.
10
Informal A divining rod or similarly intended device.
11
Obsolete Individual self-propelled train cars.
- Derived terms
- doodlebugger